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David Giancola(I)

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Director/Producer David Giancola
A documentary that goes behind the scenes of the movie Illegal Aliens, and a filmmaker's journey from obscurity to moral blindness in the seductive glare of the media spotlight.
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Addicted to Fame (2012)
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David Giancola has been an Iconoclast from an early age. At 19, with no training and a meager budget he wrote and directed the cult science fiction film "Time Chasers". Giancola has directed and/or produced over twenty-five feature films including "Icebreaker", "Lightning - Fire From The Sky", "Moonlight & Mistletoe" and "Axcellerator". He was elected an IATSE Local 600 cinematographer in 2003. Giancola has repeatedly demonstrated a perceptive gift for spotting new talent. He cast the likes of Jessie Eisenberg, Chris Evans, Kate Bosworth, Paul Dano, Josh Peck, and even Billy Ray Cyrus in their first starring roles. Giancola also wrote and directed the critically acclaimed Documentary; "Addicted To Fame" which the late Roger Ebert called; "Probably the best movie about the making of a B-Movie ever made". He is the founder and owner of Edgewood Studios.
BornJune 24, 1969
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BornJune 24, 1969
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      • 2 wins total

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    Known for

    Sean Young, John James, Sam J. Jones, Laura James, and Ryan Wesen in Axcellerator (2020)
    Axcellerator
    4.0
    • Director
    • 2020
    Anna Nicole Smith in Addicted to Fame (2012)
    Addicted to Fame
    4.3
    • Director
    • 2012
    Sean Astin in Icebreaker (2000)
    Icebreaker
    3.5
    • Director
    • 2000
    Matthew Bruch, Bonnie Pritchard, and George Woodard in Time Chasers (1994)
    Time Chasers
    2.4
    • Director
    • 1994

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    Director



    • Sean Young, John James, Sam J. Jones, Laura James, and Ryan Wesen in Axcellerator (2020)
      Axcellerator
      4.0
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Rifftrax: Pressure Point (2017)
      Rifftrax: Pressure Point
      7.0
      • original director
      • 2017
    • RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers (2016)
      RiffTrax Live: Time Chasers
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Anna Nicole Smith in Addicted to Fame (2012)
      Addicted to Fame
      4.3
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Anna Nicole Smith, Gladise Jiminez, and Lenise Sorén in Illegal Aliens (2007)
      Illegal Aliens
      2.7
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001)
      Lightning: Fire from the Sky
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Peril (2000)
      Peril
      4.4
      Video
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Sean Astin in Icebreaker (2000)
      Icebreaker
      3.5
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Moving Targets (1999)
      Moving Targets
      4.8
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Pressure Point (1997)
      Pressure Point
      2.7
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Diamond Run (1996)
      Diamond Run
      4.6
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Matthew Bruch, Bonnie Pritchard, and George Woodard in Time Chasers (1994)
      Time Chasers
      2.4
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Will Eisner, Gerard Curran, and Kurt Schwoebel in Will Eisner's the Spirit: Ten Minutes (1989)
      Will Eisner's the Spirit: Ten Minutes
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1989

    Producer



    • Sean Young, John James, Sam J. Jones, Laura James, and Ryan Wesen in Axcellerator (2020)
      Axcellerator
      4.0
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Tom Arnold, Candace Cameron Bure, and Christopher Wiehl in Moonlight & Mistletoe (2008)
      Moonlight & Mistletoe
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • line producer
      • 2008
    • Anna Nicole Smith, Gladise Jiminez, and Lenise Sorén in Illegal Aliens (2007)
      Illegal Aliens
      2.7
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Zombie Town (2007)
      Zombie Town
      4.3
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Ami Chorlton in Ice Queen (2005)
      Ice Queen
      3.1
      Video
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Landslide (2005)
      Landslide
      4.0
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 2005
    • Arachnia (2003)
      Arachnia
      3.3
      Video
      • co-producer
      • 2003
    • Bruce Boxleitner, Michele Greene, and Joe Lando in Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke (2003)
      Killer Flood: The Day the Dam Broke
      3.9
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Psyclops (2002)
      Psyclops
      4.6
      Video
      • co-producer
      • 2002
    • Gabrielle Carteris, Aubrey Dollar, and Jack Wagner in Trapped: Buried Alive (2002)
      Trapped: Buried Alive
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • associate producer
      • 2002
    • Radical Jack (2000)
      Radical Jack
      2.4
      Video
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Kate Bosworth in The Newcomers (2000)
      The Newcomers
      4.7
      • producer (produced by)
      • 2000
    • John Carter, Emma Jean Jones, and Mary Stout in Swimming on the Moon (1999)
      Swimming on the Moon
      7.5
      • executive producer
      • 1999

    Writer



    • Sean Young, John James, Sam J. Jones, Laura James, and Ryan Wesen in Axcellerator (2020)
      Axcellerator
      4.0
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Anna Nicole Smith in Addicted to Fame (2012)
      Addicted to Fame
      4.3
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Anna Nicole Smith, Gladise Jiminez, and Lenise Sorén in Illegal Aliens (2007)
      Illegal Aliens
      2.7
      • story and screenplay
      • 2007
    • Lightning: Fire from the Sky (2001)
      Lightning: Fire from the Sky
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • story and screenplay
      • 2001
    • Peril (2000)
      Peril
      4.4
      Video
      • story and screenplay
      • 2000
    • Sean Astin in Icebreaker (2000)
      Icebreaker
      3.5
      • story and screenplay
      • 2000
    • Matthew Bruch, Bonnie Pritchard, and George Woodard in Time Chasers (1994)
      Time Chasers
      2.4
      • Writer
      • 1994

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      • June 24, 1969
      • Rutland, Vermont, USA
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      Didn't attend film school or any college; started his own film company right out of high school, producing local television commercials and industrial videos, as well as videos for weddings, depositions and even funerals, in order to finance his films.

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